Senior Industrial Engineer (Automotive Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite in Lake Orion, Michigan, United States; full-time presence at the Orion plant required.

Company

hirify.global develops automotive products and manufacturing operations focused on zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.

What you will do

• Improve manufacturing processes, product quality, safety, ergonomics, throughput, and productivity.
• Lead industrial engineering activities including time studies, work measurement, standardized work, line balancing, labor planning, and staffing recommendations.
• Analyze production processes, cycle times, staffing, variation, material presentation, and shop-floor metrics to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Develop manufacturing schedules, crew plans, performance metrics, implementation plans, and production-trial support for current and future vehicle programs.
• Partner with production, manufacturing, quality, maintenance, skilled trades, engineering, and plant leadership to eliminate waste and sustain improvements.
• Coach less-experienced engineers and manufacturing team members in industrial engineering methods, problem solving, work measurement, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• At least 2 years of extensive ergonomic experience.
• Experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, production engineering, or a comparable manufacturing environment.
• Experience with time studies, standard work, line balancing, or labor planning.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, ergonomics, and manufacturing or assembly processes.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, project-management, and collaboration skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice to have

• Direct-labor industrial engineering or automotive manufacturing experience.
• Experience with global manufacturing systems, standard-time data, plant launches, production trials, model-year changes, or major process changes.
• Experience with throughput analysis, waste elimination, ergonomic assessments, operator-centered workstation design, or cross-functional improvement leadership.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace focused on belonging and equal employment opportunity.
• Total rewards and benefits supporting employee well-being at work and at home.
• Opportunities to contribute to safer, more equitable, and more sustainable automotive products.

Hiring process

• Applicants may complete a role-related assessment and pre-employment screening where applicable.